The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-08-11
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS.
Partial Returns Indicate That She
viii be True to tho Democracy.
A Number Of Surprises In Various Parts
OF the state-ConstItutionai Amend
n,ent carried. &

The State election passed on quietly all over
the Stato-with u few exceptions, The
dispatches given below are mostly taken from
the Cincinnati Enquirer and arc believed TO be
correct mp TO the dates given, although later re-
turns may change these figures somewhat the
Democrats claim the State by from 5000 TO ~
600 majority. II will be several days before re-
turns from some OF the remote mountain dis
tricts win be received The Legislature
viii be largely Democratic, and wiz
elect U. S. Senator 10 succeed Sen
ator Beck next January. The Labor and Pro
hibition vote was smaller than anticipated In
Covngton the Union Labor party carried
the day. Flnncll the Union Labor
candidate for the Senate Is certainly
elected The Labor party carried Newport by
over 800 majority, and at the present time
(Aug. ~ Indications are that they hnye elected
the entire county ticket The vote IN Ludlow
on Senate ard Representatives was ns follows
For Senator. Gosbcl D.. 10; Finnell U, H.,
laj For Representative. Campbell, U. L., i63;
Coleman, %, IS.
LorIsynIK. Aug g-The election passed
90 quietly ycsterdny.that itlseened very light
vote would be polled on the contrary both
tickets gained over the votes for Knott and
Morrow "a 1873, and n full average vote was cast,
6hout s.t0o In all The Democrats and whisky
men worked together though there was no
the polls, and they worked hard, hut In spite Of
thrir labor there was n heavy Republican gain
IN the city
Complete returns from nfty.three counties,
including Louisville and Jefferson County, and
partial returns from the balance OF the one
hundred and twenty conntiesin IN the State show
n Republican gain Of iSi2 over the vote cast
for Governor Of 1888 II this ratio Of Rcpubli'
can rainsis kept up IN complete returns from
tAa tho the nemocFaiie majority Will not
be over l20O1.
Most of the counties not yet heard from arc
in the mountain regions beyond the reach OF
telegraph service and with but imperfect mail
facilities, II IS in this region that tho Repuhli-
can candidate for Governor, Brady, expects 70
develop his great strength.
The Prohibition element ia the campaign had
no apprccnbc eject upon the rcsul, Of the
issues between the Republican aud Democratic
parties IN the state While tho Prohihitcnists
poilod comparatively large vote in some sec
iions Of the state "for local option" they gave
thc Prohibition candidates practically no sup
port
The constitutional amendment question IS
carried. and II will now 20 10 the Legislature
after which II will be again submitted 10 the
people
LYxIgGToN, Aug. q.--Rcturns come in slowly
Those IN Indicate a failing on OF the Democratic
vote Making estimates from reports received
General nuclsners majority will be less than
aODo Rnd his plurality nbout 5000. The Labor
vote was nominal, except IN kenton and Camp
bell Counties Local option was the issue IN
some counties, carrying in two or three IN
stances.
Tho Prohibition vote is light but there arc
some votes ia nearly every precinct The Leg
islaiure viii be about ninety Democratic ma
jority ona Joint ballot The Republicans have
galncd in the Legislature. There will be TWO
Labor men and three 10 Ave Prohthitionists in
the Legislature Tho vote In favor OF a eonsti'
| tuhnnal convention is almost unanimous Fay
cite County voted against the whlppingpost,
aud Is In favor Of giving with Lexington sacooO
30 tho Kentucky Union railroad.
CArIErTEnU nj. Aug Ain tho contest for
| Legislative honorS In the district composed OF
| BOYD and Lawrence 10 the surprise Of all.
| James A. Hughes, Republican, defeats John
| McDwycr. Democrat, by about - votes. Me
| nwyer carried lloyd by ~. Hughes carried
| Lawrence Democratic county by no. In
| johnson County the Republicans mado gains.
| Tradcy carried the county by as; Brown for
state senate; so, and Langley for Iegisla,
| ture iei This VIII probably insure the cleo
i tibn df Langley, Republican, TO the Legislature
i IN johnson and FLOYD.
IApnonsBuRG, Aug 2-The warmest cam
| pnipn ever known in this (Mercerl County D,
| j Curry. Republican Prohibitonist, defeats
j pm II Thompson, sen, Democrat for the
| LEGISLATURE by sI7 majority For the first time
| in tho political history Of tho county women
wcrc 1t tho polls singing psalms and dlshhg
| out lemonade aud ioewalcr to tho voters, and IN
/ other WAYS enduayorng 10 persuade thcm 70
| vote the Prohibitionist ticket. For Governor
The vote stands; BuclSner l,iG5; Bradley, 1909
| Fox sa7. Foxs yoto was drawn mainly from
| thn Democrats.
| ,sEnRCErowN. Aug. e.-+ful returns from al
/ ...II IN.av,,
| cratic gain Pack, Democratic candidate fol
| Representative, defeated Neal, Prohibition can
| dida,e. by majority or 100. The Democratic
| vote for State ticket exceeds the Republican
/ and Prohibition GO, The Prohibition vote n
| tho county IS about no. The constitutional
convention carried by amaiorty Of 800
PAINS. Aug e.7-The ofiicial vote of Bourbon
4 shows that the Democratic State ticket carried
i the connty by only l3 majority, while G. NJ
| Thomas, Democratic nominee FOR Representa-
| tive got 6G2 majority over Collier, the Repnhli
| can nominee. This was caused by several hun
/ drcd colored voters scratching Collier and sup
| porting Thomas. Fox. the Prohibition capdi
1 date. got i0votcs IN the county, and the labo
/ candidate but one,
SOMERSET, Aug, e.--The Democrats did more
/ huflng than working as usual. and the Rcpub
| iicaas slipped on thom with n whoop. Returns
/ from every precinct in the county gives Bradley
/ the unnrccedcniod majority OF f.001, the hishes
| ever given Farmer. Republican candidate fo
| Representative, has 30 majority. The ls'as
ncwsfrom the counties in this Senatorial Distric
pointto Paul's, Republican defeat by small
| majority. The maiorities In Somerset we're a'
follows, VIM. o. Bradley, 2Ol; j. J. Paul, -
| Ell Farmer b.
1 NkYsvfILE, ky, Aug 2.--Thc official vote II
| Mason County gives General DuclSner 800 ma
iorttr for Governor. and GoodinS, Democrat
86 for Representative.
sltming County elects Hudson, Prohibition
Rcuuhlican, over Hord, Democrat, by Oo
niaj1rity,
owls elects Republican Representative.
Gtcenup gives majority for Bradley offo AM
i elects Republican Representative.
~ ioyd. witch Is Republican county, give
/ pnNIyncr e5 majority, and Lawrence, which \
| ns,Nocratc, gives Bradley majority OF ia
M. Two counties send q Republican Represen
~, ,Nsen County elects Walton, Democrat
| ,,,na. Antatve, by less than BOT, the usua
| I,s,nocrax xic majority being near l,om
| ..SrvnAuRG, Aug. as. @. Hills Republican
| ..,f,a,sa for the Legislature, carries thi
| . NM, ~, ,;l5 majority. the vote on the stat
,,o,,t, 49,, ~ ,Nut little less All adjoining conn
cs sa,,,nr n,s,,son, elect Republicans.
v,r,,n, ss,,,, LIE, Aug. 1.--Nowherc In TN
s,,,a co,,,d ,,De fight have been hotter ant
cicer than todaK work ~ 'ers.'' ,,Sn no,,,rra,i
7, 49,. -. sI,ft Greek. Inc pcihocthli
:, n"s %,svS ,,S ine. cd by ibo, but Jones tn
Stn,e ucketis elect' ,scntative, is hardly safe
candidate for Repreo .ot about 900 votes, and
The rrohbitionists g,S 81, down for the IInio
few scattering votes area p, rc,rrrs hronyht n
Labor ticket The late - ra,sorse the a,
Democrats from Paquiit w. ora claiming m
ua ion. and the Dcmocrs9k ,,as
j preventative by seven We 1 NTbe largest yot
i,tMlsuSsuh, ,,, Aug. Twas polled to-day
savr Gust N rIe'nins County nhe usual 200 maioi
lne peinoeru.is uekesge,s preventative, Is de
iN. horu, eanuiua.e LOT heI oddate OF the RI
Iereu py wv oy TUCSON, acai Id kicking DemC
Gratis The county has Hlwa. k,a,crs. the Den
represented by Democrat. Rtf Se,.,,r.- ,,ull
ocratic candidate for StatoA